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2018 SESSION
SB 171 Henrietta Lacks Commission; established.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Henrietta Lacks Commission; report; sunset. Creates the Henrietta Lacks Commission to establish through a public-private partnership the Henrietta Lacks Life Sciences Center in Halifax County as a cancer research and treatment center designed to (i) transform and accelerate cancer research and treatment through the use of biodata tools, (ii) provide tailored cancer treatment medicine to an underserved portion of rural Southside Virginia, and (iii) incubate new biotech businesses across the Southside Virginia region. The bill requires the Commission to annually submit a report on its interim activity and work to the Governor and General Assembly. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2021. This bill is identical to HB 1415.
FULL TEXT
- 12/28/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101389D pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18101389D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB171ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/28/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101389D
- 12/28/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/09/18 Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/18 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/13/18 Senate: Committee amendment #1 agreed to
- 02/13/18 Senate: Committee amendment #2 rejected
- 02/13/18 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/13/18 Senate: Amendment by Senator Hanger withdrawn
- 02/13/18 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/13/18 Senate: Amendments by Senator Stanley agreed to
- 02/13/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB171E
- 02/13/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18101389D-E
- 02/19/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/18 House: Read first time
- 02/19/18 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/22/18 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/18 House: Read second time
- 02/27/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/18 House: Read third time
- 02/28/18 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB171ER)
- 03/05/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
- 03/14/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/23/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 477 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/23/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477)